Senior Engineer, Innovation

What You'll Do

• Drive Innovation Through Rapid Experimentation and Development
• Rapidly ideate, prototype, and validate new product concepts across web, mobile, and AI/ML, adapting the tech stack to meet the needs of each experiment.
• Conduct user research, run smoke tests and lightweight experiments, and execute innovation sprints from the early concept stage (SPARK) through development (FORGE).
• Develop high-quality software that balances speed-to-learn with production readiness, and stay current on emerging technologies, especially AI and digital ministry tools.
• Collaborate with various teams and team members to determine the technical approach and to organize development plans.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain relationships and partnerships.
• Maintain a systematic and organized approach to completing assignments accurately, thoroughly, and timely.
• Clearly explain complicated and detailed processes in a concise and simple way.
• Ability to self-motivate, take initiative, make independent decisions, and solve problems.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.
• Ability to maintain composure during stressful situations.
• Own technical design for projects and understand, and articulate, the tradeoffs in creating high-quality software.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost.
• Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year.
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
• Casual dress and work environment.